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Phrasebook
Health and emergencies
Phrases for the pharmacy, the doctor and the police, and the numbers to call.
The Latin line is pinyin: it shows how to say the phrase. If you are not understood, show the characters.
- Help! 救命! jiùmìng!
- Please help me 请帮帮我 qǐng bāngbang wǒ
- I don't feel well 我不舒服 wǒ bù shūfu
- I need a doctor 我需要看医生 wǒ xūyào kàn yīshēng
- Please call an ambulance 请叫救护车 qǐng jiào jiùhùchē
- Please call the police 请报警 qǐng bàojǐng
- Where is the nearest hospital? 最近的医院在哪里? zuìjìn de yīyuàn zài nǎlǐ?
- Where is the pharmacy? 药店在哪里? yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ?
- I have a headache 我头疼 wǒ tóu téng
- I have a stomach ache 我肚子疼 wǒ dùzi téng
- I have a fever 我发烧了 wǒ fāshāo le
- I'm allergic to penicillin 我对青霉素过敏 wǒ duì qīngméisù guòmǐn
- I've lost my passport 我的护照丢了 wǒ de hùzhào diū le
- I've lost my phone 我的手机丢了 wǒ de shǒujī diū le
- I need to contact my embassy 我要联系大使馆 wǒ yào liánxì dàshǐguǎn
Good to know
- Emergency numbers in China: 110 police, 120 ambulance, 119 fire. Operators may not speak English; ask someone nearby to call for you: “请帮帮我”.
- Large hospitals in big cities have international departments (国际部) with English-speaking doctors.
- Pharmacies (药店) are signed with a green cross. Show the phrase or a photo of your medicine's packaging.
- If you lose your passport, report it to the police first, then contact your embassy or consulate: you need the police report for a new document.
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